Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 17 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹270) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
16. 16.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
19. 19.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
22. 22.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a video game
26. 26.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) soap
31. 31.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
34. 34.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
37. 37.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) milk (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?

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